Living Like a Thai Day 17: Red Moon Eclipse Edition
By Talen on Jun 17, 2011 in Living in Thailand, Thai life
Artist Impression of the Red Moon Eclipse
As per Mike over at Thailand -Blogs there was a Red Moon Eclipse Early Thursday morning and I really Meant to remember and take pictures but alas I forgot. I think it was too coudy to see anyway. But I decided to doctor up another Pattaya Moon picture I took because I think it will be fitting for today’s edition of living like a Thai.
Today was a great day for the budget because I didn’t spend one satang. I have quality food, water and everything else I need including shampoo and soap…unfortunately I have a problem…a serious problem…I’m bored.
Seeing as I saved 104 baht today I’m thinking I might go out for a bit tonight and play a few games of pool at a rather nice establishment where I am barely known 
This is probably not the best of ideas considering the experiment is teetering on the brink of a blown budget but I think ( there I go again ) that I can go out and be a responsible adult and still cure the boredom in my soul.
I’ll follow a similar plan to the last time I went out with a few well thought out variations. I won’t be going to my local. I will be going to an establishment that can be best described as a beer bar that has seen better days, what I mean to say is that the bar is fine, the live band is impeccable ( they play Johnny Cash & Metallica ) but the ladies and ladyboy have seen better days.
A few games of pool and maybe a beer or two ( 35 baht Tiger happy hour ) I should be fine,,,right?
Living Like a Thai Day 17 Expences ( to be continued )
Gonna leave the expences blank until tomorrow when I know exactly what the damage is 
| Purchase | Amount | Cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| June Total |
Go get out there and get pissed…. oh is 107 baht really going to be enough. How about you stay in save the money so you’ll have 200+ to go out and have a real bender tomo! haha
Good Luck tonight!
Farang in Thailand | Jun 17, 2011 | Reply
this is like looking at a car crash, you know what’s going to happen but you cannot help watching, only it’s baht being spilt all over the place this time
arch stanton | Jun 18, 2011 | Reply
villa market in bangkok/sukhumvit soi 2 is currently having a sale on “mcgarret instant oatmeal – 500gram”. buy 1 get 1 – 40 baht.
each bag has like 20 one cup servings. that means each serving costs 1 baht. if you eat 3 servings a day, you only spend 3 baht. cheaper than eating rice and beans.
Bangkokbuddy | Jun 18, 2011 | Reply
Talen thanks for the mention, didn’t see it here because of cloud and rain.
BTW the oatmeal suggestion is a great idea, I assume its the same as what I would call porridge, very filling cheap and healthy.
Not sure about the pool idea though
Mike | Jun 18, 2011 | Reply
I hope you managed to stick to your budget on the night out. Maybe you should buy lemons with your 104 baht and make lemonade – you could then sell it at the bar
Paul Garrigan | Jun 18, 2011 | Reply
The only way this is going to look good, Talen, is if you win money at the pool table. LOL
Oh, oh, here’s comes the car . . .
(And I haven’t read the next installment either.)
SiamRick | Jun 19, 2011 | Reply
This 200 baht a day is fun and very interesting, but for all us wanna-be’s at home what is your ‘falang’ budget when you are there living like a falang, not a Thai?
Rambone | Jun 19, 2011 | Reply
Rambone, My actual budget is 60-65,000 baht a month and I do very nicely on it.
Talen | Jun 20, 2011 | Reply
Rick…it’s never good lol
Talen | Jun 20, 2011 | Reply
Paul, I don’t think many would buy lemonade in Pattaya, unless it was spiked.
Talen | Jun 20, 2011 | Reply
Mike, Yup, same same porridge…very filling but it would get old day after day where rice never seems to get old.
Talen | Jun 20, 2011 | Reply
Bangkok, I picked up a bag…they weren’t running the special in the Pattaya Villa though
I don’t think I could eat oatmeal that much…it’s nice now and again but I think rice suits me better for a daily eat.
Talen | Jun 20, 2011 | Reply
Arch, no wallets were harmed during this experiment but I have a feeling the day after the experiment ends my wallet is going to sustain some major damage.
Talen | Jun 20, 2011 | Reply